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opposition leader, currently visiting the united states called for easing of sanctions to support her country's development. jp kne japanese business officials are asking those in myanmar to improve their business environment. the chairman of the japan chamber of commerce led a delegation and met with a senior economic official. asking for swiflter measures to ensure stable supply of power and better framework for foreign investment, the senior official said he encouraged more investment from japan. he promise they'd would work towards making business easier for foreign firms. a >>> the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, . . that they will provide support in building hospitals. they also pledge to work to promote export to iraq and to train personnel to operate such devices. >> e will work with the japanese government to raise iraq's medical capabilities. >> the equipment maker official added that his company hopes to provide the devices that will best suit iraq's needs. the japanese government has proposed a second site for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste from the ac
opposition leader, currently visiting the united states called for easing of sanctions to support her country's development. jp kne japanese business officials are asking those in myanmar to improve their business environment. the chairman of the japan chamber of commerce led a delegation and met with a senior economic official. asking for swiflter measures to ensure stable supply of power and better framework for foreign investment, the senior official said he encouraged more investment from...
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the united states, south korea, australia and japan will take part. japanese government officials called on south korea to review its decision. officials note ves vessels belog to other participants will enter the port. south korea repeated its refusal. the u.s.-led exercise is held every year and aim is to stop trafficking in weapons. south korea's refusal may receive fle reflect anti-japan sentiment could increase. strained by the country's repeated claims to the islands. >>> the international envoy for syria is crafting a new plan to bring peace to the country. brahimi briefed the security council about the situation. brahimi took over as enjoy from former u.n. secretary general kofi annan. he met earlier this month with syrian president bashar al assad and members of opposition groups. brahimi told members after meeting with the security council that there's no prospect of a quick end to the violence but has a few ideas about how to bring the sides together. >> i think we will find an opening in the not too distant future. >> brahimi noted there a
the united states, south korea, australia and japan will take part. japanese government officials called on south korea to review its decision. officials note ves vessels belog to other participants will enter the port. south korea repeated its refusal. the u.s.-led exercise is held every year and aim is to stop trafficking in weapons. south korea's refusal may receive fle reflect anti-japan sentiment could increase. strained by the country's repeated claims to the islands. >>> the...
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a very fierce insurgent group that the united states has listed as a terror group and have said they will not sit down and have these discussions with them. >> thank you very much. theet's take a look at other stories making headlines. the presidents of sudan and south sudan have resumed talks about -- over the disputes that brought them close to war this year. they're trying to find a comprehensive agreement on issues like the border, security, and oil. the u.n. has threatened sanctions if a deal is not signed. the day after an avalanche in northern the paul with france, germany, and spain, at least one person died. they were engulfed by snow. one catholic in germany has opted out of paying a religious tax and has been denied religious burial. endorsed by the fact that it comes into effect today, this sharp increase for the number of germans who have decided not to pay. those are civilian casualties mounting in the conflict in syria. the syrian army is also seeing an increasing number of soldiers. many of them are in the western coastal region. a stronghold of the minority sect. the
a very fierce insurgent group that the united states has listed as a terror group and have said they will not sit down and have these discussions with them. >> thank you very much. theet's take a look at other stories making headlines. the presidents of sudan and south sudan have resumed talks about -- over the disputes that brought them close to war this year. they're trying to find a comprehensive agreement on issues like the border, security, and oil. the u.n. has threatened sanctions...
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states. >> steven snack is co-chair of catholics for obama. he asserts that the proposed republican budget cuts will lead to more abortions. >> thinking about that, i -- i have to say, you know, i'm morally challenged to think about supporting romney/ryan as a pro-life voter. >> on the jewish front there was outrage after the democratic platform eliminated a previous provision asserting that jerusalem is and will remain the capital of israel. that provision was later reinserted, along with the mention of god. republican jewish activists have been arguing president obama is vulnerable among jewish voters because of his policy on israel. but leaders here said it's strong to stereotype jewish views. jeremy is the president of "j-street." >> there's a wide range of views when it comes to israel. turns out the majority are moderate in their views and not as hawkish and militant as the loudest voices that are heard. >> he's confident jews will vote for obama in high numbers in november. >> that vote is not up for grabs in any significant way, certai
states. >> steven snack is co-chair of catholics for obama. he asserts that the proposed republican budget cuts will lead to more abortions. >> thinking about that, i -- i have to say, you know, i'm morally challenged to think about supporting romney/ryan as a pro-life voter. >> on the jewish front there was outrage after the democratic platform eliminated a previous provision asserting that jerusalem is and will remain the capital of israel. that provision was later...
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college students in the united states created the subtitles for the film. a professor at the school, organized the translation work. he its now using the film as study material in his japanese class. the students were having difficulty understanding the feelings of the people in the film. in the scene, survivors talk about reluctance to bring up the subject of the earthquake with people outside of the region. >> the student understand the word, but the underlying feelings are harder to grasp. >> people outside the area care about us a lot. but they don't know how to express their sympathy. we don't want to make them feel awkward. that's what stops us, victims from talking about it. >> i was surprised by the victims, can't talk about the disaster. >> it's the day of the screening. about 30 people have come to see the film. >> it was very different from other documentaries i have seen before about it. especially just having -- the actual, person who made it there, telling her experiences personally. it made it really real to me. >> translator: meeting people
college students in the united states created the subtitles for the film. a professor at the school, organized the translation work. he its now using the film as study material in his japanese class. the students were having difficulty understanding the feelings of the people in the film. in the scene, survivors talk about reluctance to bring up the subject of the earthquake with people outside of the region. >> the student understand the word, but the underlying feelings are harder to...
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. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well. that i witnessed after nearly four years as president, that i remain ever hopeful about the world that we live in. the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. al qaeda has been weakened. and osama bin laden is no more. >> obama took the podium six weeks before the u.s. presidential election. he spent much of his time defending his record on foreign policy. >>> a british territory trying to highlight the suffering of children in syria's civil war. save the children says the violence is causing psychological damage. the charity released a video report to coincide with the start of the general assembly meeting. a spokesperson says many children have seen family members killed. the trauma made boys and girls overaggressive. some are injuring themselves. the spokesperson says children are being caught in the firing line. he says a school in the capital, damascus was bombed tuesday. the video shows children living in t
. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well. that i witnessed after nearly four years as president, that i remain ever hopeful about the world that we live in. the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. al qaeda has been weakened. and osama bin laden is no more. >> obama took the podium six weeks before the u.s. presidential election. he spent much of his time...
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and looking dry across the western half of the united states. and there is plenty of rain around. but, fire weather created by those dry conditions, as well as strong wind, we have got a red flag warnings for parts of montana, western north dakota, as well as -- wyoming. and then we run into -- quite day lot of rain across the east. some severe thunderstorms, forecast through the great lakes. down in toward kansas. potential for flash flooding. as heavier rain makes its way up through toward the northeast. all right. let's take a look at your temperatures then. some, some real heat is building in across the south. oklahoma city. 40 degrees for you. we do have warnings posted from kansas down through toward, louisiana. and the coast. up toward, winnipeg. 22 degrees. some cooler air coming in. behind, that front. up to the north. is going to be bringing temperatures down. 15 degrees in winnipeg wednesday. seeing things looking comfortable in chicago as well. getting done to 25 degrees. all right, a large system is dominating northern europe. it is going to be bringing, some, very co
and looking dry across the western half of the united states. and there is plenty of rain around. but, fire weather created by those dry conditions, as well as strong wind, we have got a red flag warnings for parts of montana, western north dakota, as well as -- wyoming. and then we run into -- quite day lot of rain across the east. some severe thunderstorms, forecast through the great lakes. down in toward kansas. potential for flash flooding. as heavier rain makes its way up through toward...
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." >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> they take the mario brothers and auto tuning and put it together to help us understand to see who scored together. ♪ every parent should have a choice, to help create a better future ♪ >> this video makes these speeches watchable. >> you realize these two guys have speech writers that are trying to get across the same poi point. ♪ god bless the united states. god bless the american people. god bless neil armstrong ♪ >> that came out of no where. >> the great thing at the end was obama's expression when he learns he lost. >>> you guys have to sharpen your pencils because you're going to want to add this to your christmas list that you send to santa. >> what? no way. this is the popinator. and it's put together by popcorn, indiana. as you can see it's a little device that reacts to the sound of your voice. all you have to do is say pop and it will shoot a piece of popcorn up to 15 feet in your direction. so it will sense around where i am around this thing, position itself just perfectly and throw me a piece of
." >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> they take the mario brothers and auto tuning and put it together to help us understand to see who scored together. ♪ every parent should have a choice, to help create a better future ♪ >> this video makes these speeches watchable. >> you realize these two guys have speech writers that are trying to get across the same poi point. ♪ god bless the united states. god bless the american people....
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investments from the united states fell almost 3%. meanwhile, japan's direct investments into the first eight months of the the year rose over 16% from the year before. but that was before the anti-japan demonstrations this month, which saw rioters attacking japanese supermarkets and dpe stroiing factories. it's uncertain whether investments from japan will continue to rise. many japanese firms are reassessing the risks of doing business in the cntry following the protts. > now let's gt a check of the markets. u.s. and european markets ended higher after further monetary easing was announced. how are things kicking off this thursday morning? >> good morning. u.s. and european investors were cheered by the bond buying measures and positive housing data in the u.s. helped market sentiment there. let's look at how tokyo stocks are move iing this thuday rning. e nikkei is down .7%. and the topix is down .56%. that was after yesterday's high closing. that came after the bank of japan announced monetary easing. we did see some buying of chi
investments from the united states fell almost 3%. meanwhile, japan's direct investments into the first eight months of the the year rose over 16% from the year before. but that was before the anti-japan demonstrations this month, which saw rioters attacking japanese supermarkets and dpe stroiing factories. it's uncertain whether investments from japan will continue to rise. many japanese firms are reassessing the risks of doing business in the cntry following the protts. > now let's gt a...
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. >> the united states as a matter of policy does not take position with regards to competing sovereignty claims. it's important that diplomatic means on both sides be used to try to constructively resolve these issues. >> japanese business people in china have looked out of their pla plants. they don't like what they see. what's t view from the facto factori factories. >> some are seeing protesters and they are pulling down their shutters as protesters turn nasty in china japanese are closing down their factories and stores. honda motor will stop operations at five plants. they say it will be hard to ship products amid possible violence. another carmaker plans to shut down its factory for four days from tuesday. electronics firms panasonic is halting work. retailers are taking similar precautious. the super market chain will keep a store closed for the time being. executives decided to keep their three department stores closed for some time. ito and 7-eleven are playing it safe. they are shutting some of their outlets on tuesday. japanese business leaders have cancelled a tour to china.
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when there was still a strong american sentiment the united states and i remember you know i grew up in michigan and i remember the one nine hundred seventy s. when toyota first you know disastrously introduced a car and then they came back in the marketplace it wasn't toyota i'm sorry it was whoever it was in india it may well have been to got to the dots and yeah yeah. you're right and then they can then they came back you know about five years later with a decent car that actually worked and and and i remember you know people bashing the sides of cars keen cars i mean you know in michigan it was a it was a b.f.d. if you were if you saw somebody driving a foreign car it you know it was like fair game. how have we gone from that you know and i you know i was born in fifty one i grew up you know through that era i don't have any recollection of anybody telling me to buy japanese goods because the japanese were starving. i do remember you know the nationalism ball way through the seventy's and then it just kind of faded away in the eighty's the scenes with you know when reagan came in
when there was still a strong american sentiment the united states and i remember you know i grew up in michigan and i remember the one nine hundred seventy s. when toyota first you know disastrously introduced a car and then they came back in the marketplace it wasn't toyota i'm sorry it was whoever it was in india it may well have been to got to the dots and yeah yeah. you're right and then they can then they came back you know about five years later with a decent car that actually worked and...
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states. but we do have smoke plumes from that wildfire, numerous wildfires still breaking out and not contained completely yet. the smoke will be just trapped due to this really strong high-pressure system. it's not really departing anywhere, so stagnant air across much of these regions. things are going to get really cool due to this cold front sweeping here across the great lakes region, and that may turn to sleet, so it could be the first snow or sleet possibly seen on this -- the first snow for the season. but warm and dry across much of these regions. and temperatures are not bad at all if you're in washington, d.c., at 27. still really summer-like here, but, yes, winnipeg at 9 degrees, and, yes, tomorrow's going to be the first day of your autumn in this continent. all right. moving over to the european continent, things are going to have a few showers, but sunny spells for the british isles to enjoy that weather until another atlantic storm moves into your region. dropping down to 15 i
states. but we do have smoke plumes from that wildfire, numerous wildfires still breaking out and not contained completely yet. the smoke will be just trapped due to this really strong high-pressure system. it's not really departing anywhere, so stagnant air across much of these regions. things are going to get really cool due to this cold front sweeping here across the great lakes region, and that may turn to sleet, so it could be the first snow or sleet possibly seen on this -- the first snow...
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. >> the united states condemns in the strongest determines this attack. we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> obama said the attack will not break the bonds between the countries. the president of libya's national assembly apologized at a news conference in tripoli. mohammad garias acknowledged that film insulted the prophet muhammad. still, he said retaliatory attack cannot be tolerated. the film at the heart of the protests has angered people across the middle east. it depicts the prophet muhammad and includes scenes of sexuality. hundreds of egyptians protested for a second day in front of the u.s. embassy in cairo. authorities have sent in more security forces to watch them. >> translator: i'm deeply hurt, seeing the prophet insulted. the u.s. should give consideration to the sentiment of muslims. >> the protests spread to tunisia, jordan, and morocco. part of the film is now online. many muslims consider any depiction of the prophet muhammad offensive. >>> the wait is over for those queuei
. >> the united states condemns in the strongest determines this attack. we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> obama said the attack will not break the bonds between the countries. the president of libya's national assembly apologized at a news conference in tripoli. mohammad garias acknowledged that film insulted the prophet muhammad. still, he said retaliatory attack cannot be tolerated. the film at the heart of the...
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. >>> the united states and 33 other countries are taking part in a large-scale military exercise in the persian gulf. it's one of the world's key oil transport routes. the u.s.-led military drill comes amid a deepening rift between iran and the west over tehran's nuclear development program. our crews spent time on board a u.s. support ship and a japanese minesweeper to take a firsthand look at the drill. sho beppu reports. >> reporter: this u.s. navy support ship was built 41 years ago and was due to be decommissioned earlier this year. it was originally used for land troops, but it has been since equipped for minesweeping duties. it has been deployed in the region since june. the ship is at the center of the naval exercise, which is aimed at strengthening the ability of the participants to keep shipping lanes open in the persian gulf. iran has threatened to choke off ship traffic passing through the strait of hormuz in the gulf. >> the exercise area is approximately 45 to 50 miles off of bahrain, and we are -- >> 80 miles. >> -- 80 miles from the iranian coast. >> reporter: speed
. >>> the united states and 33 other countries are taking part in a large-scale military exercise in the persian gulf. it's one of the world's key oil transport routes. the u.s.-led military drill comes amid a deepening rift between iran and the west over tehran's nuclear development program. our crews spent time on board a u.s. support ship and a japanese minesweeper to take a firsthand look at the drill. sho beppu reports. >> reporter: this u.s. navy support ship was built 41...
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states. and i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. >> clinton praised obama for his efforts to revive the economy. he said the president stopped the nation's slide and put the u.s. on the road to recovery. he also said republicans are asking voters to fire obama even though the previous administration left a mess that's not yet completely cleaned up. clinton said people who envision a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility should vote for obama. the president is set to accept the nomination in a speech on thursday to wrap up the convention. >>> controversy has hit the convention over a back flip in the u.s. democrats party platform. members have voted to reinstate language declaring jerusalem the capital of israel. it's an apparent effort to appease jewish voters. >> president obama recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel, and our party's platform should, as well. >> the democrats made the decision on wednesday after coming under fire f
states. and i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. >> clinton praised obama for his efforts to revive the economy. he said the president stopped the nation's slide and put the u.s. on the road to recovery. he also said republicans are asking voters to fire obama even though the previous administration left a mess that's not yet completely cleaned up. clinton said people who envision a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility should vote for...
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we saw stocks rally around the world, including the united states and here in asia. the european central bank decided to buy an unlimited amount of government bonds in the eurozone. this will help member nations such as spain lower their borrowing cost to help them contain their huge debts. the focus now will be whether spain and other countries will actually ask for financial assistance. under thplan announcedn thursday, the ecb will buy government bonds from the markets. the operations will focus on bonds that mature within three years. however, there are conditions attached. countries asking for help must implement reforms and get the agreement to use funds contributed by eurozone states. the government bond yields the nations with debt problems. this enables those countries to issue bonds on their own and borrow money from the the market. challenges remain to resolve the region's debt woes stggling nations will need to boost their economic growth while undertaking austerity measures. >>> now the decision appears to have calmed down the bond market for now. spanis
we saw stocks rally around the world, including the united states and here in asia. the european central bank decided to buy an unlimited amount of government bonds in the eurozone. this will help member nations such as spain lower their borrowing cost to help them contain their huge debts. the focus now will be whether spain and other countries will actually ask for financial assistance. under thplan announcedn thursday, the ecb will buy government bonds from the markets. the operations will...
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public anger against the united states is already strong in pakistan where u.s. air strikes targeting suspected militants regularly cause civilian casualties. >>> in egypt, several hundred demonstrators clashed with security forces near the u.s. embassy in cairo. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >> authorities remain on alert ahead of possible demonstrations after the friday prayers. >>> japan's prime minister wants to change how his citizens power their homes and businesses. yoshihiko noda unveiled his long-awaited energy policy. it calls for the country to phase out nuclear power in the coming decades. the plan reflects the feelings of many japanese following last year's accident at the fukushima plant. but big business says the policy is problematic. nhk world's chia yamagishi has the details. >> reporter: government ministers have spent months talking to each other, to experts, and to the public to figure out the role nuclear power should play in japan. in the end, prime minister yoshihiko noda's administration has decided to work towards a nuclear
public anger against the united states is already strong in pakistan where u.s. air strikes targeting suspected militants regularly cause civilian casualties. >>> in egypt, several hundred demonstrators clashed with security forces near the u.s. embassy in cairo. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >> authorities remain on alert ahead of possible demonstrations after the friday prayers. >>> japan's prime minister wants to change how his citizens power their homes...
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in 2005, unemployment peaked at 11%, much higher than the united states. but the changes made germany much more competitive. manufacturing exports started soaring, and during the global recession, unemployment actually went down in germany while everybody else's went up. germany's apprentice system providing a wealth of high-skilled workers had a lot to do with that success. apprentices get a crash course in manufacturing, and also work on their own projects. they can even get a bachelors degree. >> there's a sense in the united states that the train something a lid on a kid's career and it's quite the opposite. >> i already got my prototype working -- >> when apprentices complete their training they get a certificate that is accepted throughout their industry. so they can even work for another company if they want. but at siemans 85% end up staying after that training. >> that kind of investment and participation with the employee ends up in creating loyalty. >> the lynchpin of germany's apprentice system is collaboration. the companies and the vocational
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states the palestinian authority is calling for the united states to apologize over this form and we're hearing the same kind of course come from the hamas prime minister ismail haniya he says that the full must be removed and that washington needs to apologize to the arab and islamic world for the offense that it caused demonstrations continue for the third consecutive day in the pakistani city of karachi here hundreds of protesters continue to march they are holding up banners they continue to repeat the same slogans warning before we american ambassador to pakistan and other countries in the region to be expelled immediately we're also seeing hundreds of protesters taking to the streets and i kist on the city of peshawar here the police fired tear gas rubber bullets and also used battens to disperse the crowd as they came close to the american embassy we're keeping an eye on lebanon where we've seen the greatest number of protesters take to the streets so far in this week long show of protest and demonstrations yesterday at least one hundred thousand protesters turned out in the sout
states the palestinian authority is calling for the united states to apologize over this form and we're hearing the same kind of course come from the hamas prime minister ismail haniya he says that the full must be removed and that washington needs to apologize to the arab and islamic world for the offense that it caused demonstrations continue for the third consecutive day in the pakistani city of karachi here hundreds of protesters continue to march they are holding up banners they continue...
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well the united states certainly has been benefiting from the territorial disputes including this one big in china and an over the do you tie island list to send a cool island to deter the knees as well as to retire of the spills i know and some southeast asian countries in the south china sea name need the so-called spread peace is. the concern of china's rar east and be concerned with china's assertiveness indies territorial disputes have encouraged japan and. countries like the philippines and vietnam to pursue a hedging strategy meaning seeking closer. closer security ties and then unite to space which has been exploiting is kind of minturn to be full is come back to asia so to speak now as you are alluding to a moment ago china emphasizing its prior ownership rights over these islands that are certainly in the middle of the territorial dispute talks about a possible important solve regional dialogue as we talk about that we're now getting reports here at r.t. of three chinese ships entering the waters around the disputed islands is this perhaps a show of force or perhaps somethin
well the united states certainly has been benefiting from the territorial disputes including this one big in china and an over the do you tie island list to send a cool island to deter the knees as well as to retire of the spills i know and some southeast asian countries in the south china sea name need the so-called spread peace is. the concern of china's rar east and be concerned with china's assertiveness indies territorial disputes have encouraged japan and. countries like the philippines...
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on total tax rate, percentage of profits, the united states take in 103rd out of 144. now, the truth is that, overall, the u.s. economy remains highly competitive. the world economic forum's report ranks the u.s. overall as the 7th most competitive in the world. that's why a few months ago the economist magazine predicted an american economic renaissance. where we have slipped badly of late is in our investmentse in people, science and infrastructure. so president obama's message is urgent and relevant. but why do we have to choose between these two views? we need tax and regulatory reform to make ourselves more competitive. america has to make itself attractive for investors, consumers and tourists alike. but we should also make the crucial investments we need for a 21st century economy. these two views look at the same challenge from different perspectives. governor romney is right to look at the world that companies operate in, with its challenges and opportunities. over the last 20 years, as communism collapsed and socialism has been discredited, countries around t
on total tax rate, percentage of profits, the united states take in 103rd out of 144. now, the truth is that, overall, the u.s. economy remains highly competitive. the world economic forum's report ranks the u.s. overall as the 7th most competitive in the world. that's why a few months ago the economist magazine predicted an american economic renaissance. where we have slipped badly of late is in our investmentse in people, science and infrastructure. so president obama's message is urgent and...
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>> the united states has 0.5% of commercial sea going, ship building right now. of course, industrial policy can be a losing strategy, too. the government is spending all this mound favoring one industry over the other. it is going to make massive mistakes. >> you get a misallocation of resources. >> reporter: look at the company sol lynn dark got a big funding from president obama's department of energy and went bankrupt, costing taxpayers half a billion dollars. the federal government might you can wary after the sol linda disaster but one state is getting into the game in a different way. an initiative in albany made new york a leader in a cutting-edge industry, nanotechnology. >> innovation going to have significant implications for society. >> reporter: dr. alan calieros, physicist, inventor and fully licensed nanogeek, heads the college of nanoscale science and engineering, which is part of the state university of new york. what is nanotechnology anyway? >> the core of it is the know how of how to manage individual atoms and molecules. >> reporter: nanotech
>> the united states has 0.5% of commercial sea going, ship building right now. of course, industrial policy can be a losing strategy, too. the government is spending all this mound favoring one industry over the other. it is going to make massive mistakes. >> you get a misallocation of resources. >> reporter: look at the company sol lynn dark got a big funding from president obama's department of energy and went bankrupt, costing taxpayers half a billion dollars. the federal...
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a forward united states' position for united states military position on this and other conflicts in the region is the best way to move from the period we're now in mutual shouting of nationalism of surge of territorial conflicts whether a more fruitful approach is one in which the nations involved in these territorial disputes and that extend from china japan and korea to as you and find ways to sit down out of the out of the glare of of the demonstrators and out of the glare of the media and work out i solutions out of brian jones. and i think of course the peoples of the people's republic of china and i think the other nations in the region do want a negotiated settlement they don't want a rise of military tensions that's not what they really want net certainly not what the people's republic of china's foreign policy has been signaling i think though that we have to step back and look again to the obama administration and see the u.s. role here and see it clearly when the u.s. said it was pivoting towards asia what they really meant is that they were reaping towards asia because t
a forward united states' position for united states military position on this and other conflicts in the region is the best way to move from the period we're now in mutual shouting of nationalism of surge of territorial conflicts whether a more fruitful approach is one in which the nations involved in these territorial disputes and that extend from china japan and korea to as you and find ways to sit down out of the out of the glare of of the demonstrators and out of the glare of the media and...
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. >>> the drought in the united states may trigger another food crisis across the globe. to avoid this, three agencies at the united nations are urging governments around the world to take joint action. the food and agriculture organization, the world food program, and the international fund for agricultural development released a statement saying that corn prices have surged due to the record drought in the u.s. the agencies warn that soaring prices of corn, wheat and soybeans could cause a recurrence of the global food crisis seen in 2007 and 2008. they call for short-term efforts to curb the sharp rise in food prices that might seriously affect more people. it also notes there needs to be review of the current framework for producing and distributing food as the world population is growing. the agencies urge countries to avoid panic buying and refrain from imposing export restrictions. they also appeal for international support to help poor nations boost their food output. that is all for me for this hour. i'll leave you with a recap of the rketigures. >>> the japanese
. >>> the drought in the united states may trigger another food crisis across the globe. to avoid this, three agencies at the united nations are urging governments around the world to take joint action. the food and agriculture organization, the world food program, and the international fund for agricultural development released a statement saying that corn prices have surged due to the record drought in the u.s. the agencies warn that soaring prices of corn, wheat and soybeans could...
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states. but we do have smoke plumes from that wildfire, numerous wildfires still breaking out and not contained completely yet. the smoke will be just trapped due to this really strong high-pressure system. it's not really departing anywhere, so stagnant air across much of these situations. things are going to get really cool due to this cold front sweeping here across the great lakes region, and that may turn to sleet, so it could be the first snow or sleet possibly seen on this -- the first snow for the season. but warm and dry across much of these regions. and temperatures are not bad at all if you're in washington, d.c., at 27. still really summer-like here, but, yes, winnipeg at 9 degrees, and, yes, tomorrow's going to be the first day of your autumn in this continent. moving over to the european continent, things are going to be with showers, but sunny spells for the british isles to enjoy that weather until another atlantic storm moves into your region. dropping down to 15 in london, a
states. but we do have smoke plumes from that wildfire, numerous wildfires still breaking out and not contained completely yet. the smoke will be just trapped due to this really strong high-pressure system. it's not really departing anywhere, so stagnant air across much of these situations. things are going to get really cool due to this cold front sweeping here across the great lakes region, and that may turn to sleet, so it could be the first snow or sleet possibly seen on this -- the first...
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navy personnel from the united states, south korea, and australia are also taking part. japanese government officials called on the south koreans to review their decision. they said crews from the other countries plan to sail their vessels into port. but the south koreans stood firm. they say the destroyer does not need to come into port because the drill will take place out at sea. u.s. commanders lead the exercise every year. sailors practice preventing trafficking in nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. >>> diplomatic ties between japan and south korea have been strained over the territorial dispute. but that hasn't stopped officials from many companies in the two countries from talking business. representatives from some 230 companies got together in seoul on tuesday in an event sponsored by the two governments to help promote bilateral trade. about 50 of these companies are from japan. they are interested in buying machine tools, cameras, lighting equipment, and other products from south korea. japan imports of south korean machinery parts that are growing due
navy personnel from the united states, south korea, and australia are also taking part. japanese government officials called on the south koreans to review their decision. they said crews from the other countries plan to sail their vessels into port. but the south koreans stood firm. they say the destroyer does not need to come into port because the drill will take place out at sea. u.s. commanders lead the exercise every year. sailors practice preventing trafficking in nuclear, biological, and...
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public anger against the united states is already strong in pakistan where u.s. air strikes targeting suspected militants regularly cause civilian casualties. >>> in egypt, several hundred demonstrators clashed with security forces near the u.s. embassy in cairo. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >> authorities remain on alert ahead of possible demonstrations after the friday prayers. >>> japan's prime minister wants to change how his citizens power their homes and businesses. yoshihiko noda unveiled his long-awaited energy policy. it calls for the country to phase out nuclear power in the coming decades. the plan reflects the feelings of many japanese following last year's accident at the fukushima plant. but big business says the policy is problematic. nhk world's yam has the details. >> reporter: government ministers have spent months talking to each other, to experts, and to the public to figure out the role nuclear power should play in japan. prime minister noda has decided to work towards a nuclear-free society. >> translator: step by step we've c
public anger against the united states is already strong in pakistan where u.s. air strikes targeting suspected militants regularly cause civilian casualties. >>> in egypt, several hundred demonstrators clashed with security forces near the u.s. embassy in cairo. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >> authorities remain on alert ahead of possible demonstrations after the friday prayers. >>> japan's prime minister wants to change how his citizens power their homes...
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. >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> and it is better than it was when president barack obama was elected. >> without a change in leadership why would the last four years be different than any other years. >> a foreign policy with he cancos of the cold war and policies that brought us the great recession. >> now the president will be continuing his road to charlotte, and today he will be in ohio and he will tour the devastation left by hurricane isaac, pam, back to you. >>> and paul ryan is campaigning just 230 miles from where the democrats are campaigning. mitt romney is at home in new hampshire and he is practicing for the three debates that are coming up in the weeks ahead. >>> a fraternity has now been suspended after the pledge of a freshman. a university spokesperson said that he started pleasanting last week, they believe hazing or that will be responsible for his death. they are suspending any information until the investigation is complete. >> officers can perform traffic stops and now currently a third of officers are trained for bike pat crow
. >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> and it is better than it was when president barack obama was elected. >> without a change in leadership why would the last four years be different than any other years. >> a foreign policy with he cancos of the cold war and policies that brought us the great recession. >> now the president will be continuing his road to charlotte, and today he will be in ohio and he will tour the devastation left...
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states. in america, abu hamza is accused of planning at terrorist training camp in oregon and assisting hostage-taking. the former israeli prime minister ehud olmert has received a fine and a suspended sentence and the corruption case -- in the corruption case. roman catholics in germany who have opted out of paying the country's religious tax will not be denied holy communion -- will now be denied holy communion and religious burial. this brings the church about $6.5 billion per year. china has moved a step closer towards drawn a line under its biggest political scandal in decades -- drawing a line under its biggest political scandal in decades. we told you about the crime committed by the wife of bo xilai. one of the most powerful figures in the country was jailed today for 15 years. now officials can deal with bo xilai himself, who was once destined for a leadership role in the party. >> in just a few weeks, china will unveil a new leadership. the men who will govern 1/fifth -- 1/5 of huma
states. in america, abu hamza is accused of planning at terrorist training camp in oregon and assisting hostage-taking. the former israeli prime minister ehud olmert has received a fine and a suspended sentence and the corruption case -- in the corruption case. roman catholics in germany who have opted out of paying the country's religious tax will not be denied holy communion -- will now be denied holy communion and religious burial. this brings the church about $6.5 billion per year. china...
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taking advantage of their possession of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction to threaten states. >> translator: israel's continuing threat to resort to military action against our nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> he also called for reform of the united nations and the creation of a new world order. iran chairs the conference of nonaligned countries made up of 120 countries and territories. he said unfairness and discrimination against developing countries by a few industrialized nations is creating an economic divide and fueling conflicts. >>> two car bombs exploded near the syrian army headquarters in the capital of damascus. the blast killed at least four people. the explosion struck early wednesday morning, they were followed by several hours of gun battles between rebel fighters and government forces in the downtown area. an anti-government activist told nhk the explosions hit the third and fourth floors of the building. four people died. syrian information minister said on a state television that the explosions caused only minor damage. he said there wer
taking advantage of their possession of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction to threaten states. >> translator: israel's continuing threat to resort to military action against our nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> he also called for reform of the united nations and the creation of a new world order. iran chairs the conference of nonaligned countries made up of 120 countries and territories. he said unfairness and discrimination against developing...
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orders for nike footwear are placed in its headquarters in beaverton, oregon, in the united states. complex communication systems allow the head office to arrange raw materials and allocate production to factories around the globe. guangdong has virtually none of the raw materials for making shoes, but they can be imported through hong kong. and here in hong kong, we finally meet the unsung hero of the global economy-- the freight container of containerized shipping. this homely steel box holds up to 60,000 pounds of raw materials, like rubr or leather or finished goods like sneakers. and since it was invented in 1956, it has slashed shipping costs dramatically. in just the last 15 years, the cost of shipping a vcr across the pacific was reduced by 95% from $30 to about $1.50. computer tracking and instant communications have also improved efficiency of the global assembly line. as these bar codes are read, nike's main computer on the other side ofhe world is automatically updated. the computer tracks production supplies right to the factory floor.d. this leather came from venezuela
orders for nike footwear are placed in its headquarters in beaverton, oregon, in the united states. complex communication systems allow the head office to arrange raw materials and allocate production to factories around the globe. guangdong has virtually none of the raw materials for making shoes, but they can be imported through hong kong. and here in hong kong, we finally meet the unsung hero of the global economy-- the freight container of containerized shipping. this homely steel box holds...
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. >> obama campaign pounced saying it's shock that go candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to group of wealthy donors that half the american people view them svlts as victims. tonight romney held impromptu press conference in california to respond. >> the president believes what i describe as government centered society. it's not elegantly stated let me put it that way. speaking off the cuff in rae response to question and i'm sure could i state it more clearly and in a more effective way. >>reporter: abc news washington. >>> state of nevada is considered swing state in the fall election and tonight a pro romney group is spending more 1 million dollars there on television adds suggesting the pretty mom is against nevada no. 1 industry. your voice your vote. political reporter mark matthews has abc news packet check. >> the president own word suggested he's down on vegas. after game bling your money on failed stimulus president obama said don't blow a bunch of cash on vegas. >> add says the president doesn't get it. in nevada tourism means
. >> obama campaign pounced saying it's shock that go candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to group of wealthy donors that half the american people view them svlts as victims. tonight romney held impromptu press conference in california to respond. >> the president believes what i describe as government centered society. it's not elegantly stated let me put it that way. speaking off the cuff in rae response to question and i'm sure...